Firm calls report by Bloomberg “factually inaccurate and highly misleading.” Source
BC Technology Denies Report of $128M Crypto Exchange Sale
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Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Proposes Returning Up to 90% of Customer Funds
Binance has long been the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Still, on Monday, traders looking to buy and sell bitcoin (BTC) quickly on Binance were at a relative disadvantage to their peers on Kraken and Coinbase (COIN), according to data tracked by Paris-based Kaiko. The 0.1% ask depth on Binance, a measure of buy-side liquidity, crashed to just 1.2 BTC ($30,000) from 100 BTC as volatility exploded after an erroneous report that BlackRock’s (BLK) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) had been approved circulated on social media. The leading cryptocurrency…
Estate of Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Abruptly Stakes Over $144 Million in Solana (SOL)
The estate belonging to the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX was just spotted staking over $144 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) rival Solana (SOL) as the firm’s bankruptcy process unfolds. According to blockchain explorer SolanaFM, the address associated with FTX and its trading arm Alameda Research created a new stake of 5,546,217.04 SOL tokens. Analysis from pseudonymous on-chain researcher Ashpool suggests FTX subsequently staked all of the tokens through Figment, a digital asset staking service built for institutions. According to Figment, Robinhood, Binance.US and Anchorage Digital also stake through the platform.…
Hong Kong-Based Crypto Exchange OSL’s Owner Weighing Sale at $128M Valuation: Bloomberg
OSL offers prime brokerage, exchange and custody of crypto assets, as well as infrastructure for financial institutions to offer digital asset trading. BC Technology may elect to sell parts of OSL’s business rather than the whole entity, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter. Source
South Korean exchange Upbit gets initial license nod from Singapore
The Singapore entity for Upbit, South Korea’s largest exchange by volume, has been given in-principal approval for a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license in Singapore. On Oct. 16, Upbit Singapore said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) gave the in-principle license nod, allowing it to continue with digital payment token services to institutional investors while awaiting its full license. Upbit Singapore founder and CEO Alex Kim said in a statement that the firm was founded in 2018 but called the recent approval a strategic milestone for it to deepen its…
Binance.US Updates Crypto Listing Process, Says Exchange Considering Launching Trading Support for Aptos Rival
Binance’s US arm is updating the way it lists crypto assets by giving traders advance notice when it is considering adding trading support for a new token. Binance.US says the new procedure aims to provide additional transparency to its listing process. The first asset the exchange is evaluating with the new process is the native token of the recently launched layer-1 blockchain Sui Network (SUI). Sui Network’s mainnet first went live in early May. The project is an Aptos (APT) rival and uses the same coding language, Move, which was…
China’s Didi Gears Up for Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO in 2024
Didi was initially listed on the New York Stock Exchange but then it was compelled to delist due to regulatory issues in China. Chinese ride-hailing giant, Didi Global Inc (NYSE: DIDI) is reportedly making strategic moves in preparation for its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HSE) next year. People with knowledge of the matter stated that the company recently informed its employees that they have the option to sell their shares as part of an employee stock ownership program. This program provides a liquidity…
IRS Cryptocurrency Tax Proposal Draws Alarm From Crypto Exchange Coinbase (COIN)
In August, the Treasury Department published its nearly 300-page proposed rule, meant to finally comply with the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. It sets out reporting obligations for centralized crypto exchanges, payment processors, some hosted wallet providers, some decentralized exchanges and people or entities that redeem crypto tokens. Source
Russia’s stock exchange ready to list Bitcoin under one condition
Russia’s second-largest bourse is ready to be the first in the country to add support for cryptocurrencies. Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange (SPB Exchange) will list a whole set of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), once the government legalizes the industry, local news agency TASS reports, citing the exchange’s head Roman Goryunov. Although the time frame was not specified, Goryunov said one day, the world of crypto will merge with the world of traditional financial instruments. He also emphasized the exchange will be the first trading platform to trade crypto in Russia…
USDT Whale Activity Heating Up As Exchange Deposits Rapidly Accelerate, According to Analytics Firm Santiment
Top stablecoin USDT is witnessing a surge in on-chain activity, according to the crypto analytics firm Santiment. Santiment notes that USDT, which is issued by Tether and aims to maintain to maintain a 1:1 peg with the US dollar, recently notched a three-month high in active addresses, in large part due to an increase in exchange deposits. Earlier this week, Santiment noted that the amount of USDT on exchanges had reached a level last seen in March 2023, giving a boost to the “buying power” of crypto investors. USDT had…